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A US woman senator, who has been accused of forcing her former chief of staff to perform sexual acts on her, had introduced a bill against sexual assault in the California Senate just months after firing him for allegedly refusing her advances. In a video posted on X, Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil talked of the prevalence of sexual assault and violence in the US while seeking support for her bill. “April is National #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, and I am leading the charge with Senate Bill 268 – my bill will address a critical gap in the state’s criminal justice system by reclassifying the rape of an intoxicated person as a violent felony,” she wrote. April is National #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth,… Read More »US Senator, Who Forced Aide To Perform Oral Sex, Rallied Against Sexual Abuse

Decoration accompanying a Ganpati idol installed as part of the 10-day festival in a household in Kalina in Mumbai is garnering attention as it is themed on the issue of violence against a women, which has come to the fore due to the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. The incident has triggered national outrage, with doctors going on strike recently in several states and citizens’ groups holding protests daily seeking justice for the victim. “The Kolkata horror and some other incidents across the country has raised concern about safety of women. So I chose this theme for the decoration for Ganpati… Read More »Ganpati Festival: Decoration On Kolkata Doctor Theme Garners Attention

When it comes to hostile exchanges between prosecutor and felon, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are old hands. But Tuesday’s high-stakes debate will be new territory for the Democratic vice president and her Republican rival, due to meet for the first time in front of a prime-time television audience of millions. “The striking thing about this debate is, it’s the first time in history where we’ll see a prosecutor and convicted felon facing off against each other,” Andrew Koneschusky, a PR expert and former press secretary for US Senate leader Chuck Schumer, told AFP. “That’s an incredible contrast. I wouldn’t expect a lot of intricate policy discussion. I expect we’ll see more style than substance.”… Read More »“Prosecutor vs Convicted Felon”: The Donald Trump-Kamala Harris Debate

Two unidentified individuals posing as crime branch officers have absconded with Rs 5 lakh from a lawyer in Mumbai, said police. The Khar police have registered a case against the perpetrators, who claimed themselves as crime branch officials and robbed the lawyer under the pretence of conducting an investigation. According to the Khar police, the victim, 37-year-old Tausif Sheikh, is a lawyer residing in Bandra. Sheikh lodged a complaint stating that his relatives are involved in a tourism business, handling tasks such as booking air and railway tickets and money transfers. The collected funds are deposited into the company’s account. Sheikh’s complaint details that his brother had given him Rs 5.70 lakh to deposit into… Read More »Fake Crime Branch Officials Steal Rs 5 Lakh From lawyer In Mumbai: Cops

A Gaza civil defence official told AFP early Tuesday that “40 martyrs and 60 injured were recovered and transferred” to nearby hospitals following an attack inside the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone in Khan Yunis, the Palestinian territory’s main southern city. The Israeli military said in a statement that its aircraft had “struck significant Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command and control center embedded inside the Humanitarian Area in Khan Yunis”.